Nice easy glacier trip but without summit view due to the clouds. Ufortunately we went back in melting snow reaching to our knees or higher. Nevertheless it was my first unfogetable time in alpine peak. Like a first love...
melchior - Dec 16, 2009 1:22 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2009
nice and easy tour: normal route
I've climed it from Defreggerhaus; nice and easy tour together with David and the kids (see below).
Pajahoral - Sep 9, 2009 2:11 am Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2009
From Defreggerhaus
Nice weather, many people.
David_Holland - Sep 1, 2009 2:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2009
second time
My second time on the summit. In the mountains for a week with a group autistic/hyperactive boys, this was the highlight.
Herb - Aug 17, 2009 9:19 am Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2009
From Neue Prager hut
Climbed from "Neue Prager" hut. We started at 5 a.m. with full-moon, enjoying the sunrise en-route and arrived shortly after 8 a.m. at the summit with bright blue sky. What more can you ask for? ;o)
The narrow summit-ridge was just a little bit challenging due to strong winds. Otherwise the weather was beautiful and the snow conditions were simply perfect. The summit-view towards Grossglockner is very nice.
Bart - Aug 2, 2009 12:02 pm Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2009
The road from Neukirchen into the Obersulzbach valley was only opened up to the Hopfeldboden parking lot. From there we had to carry the skis for the first hour until there was enough snow to put them on. The total ascent to the Kürsinger hut took us 7.5 hours.
On summit day there were strong winds all the way up. One of my buddies got frost bites in the face. 4 hours from the hut to the summit. A total of 9 hours back to the car, including a longer break at the Postalm restaurant on the way back down the Obersulzbach valley.
eje138 - Feb 28, 2009 3:13 pm Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2008
South Normal Route
Climbed from Defreggerhaus in great weather. Consequently the route and the summit was quite crowded. Descended to the vilage the same afternoon just in time to avoid the incoming storm.
(A túrát az iKaland szervezte, Erõss Zsolt és Sterczer Hilda vezette.)
WouterB - Feb 9, 2009 4:56 pm Date Climbed: Jul 12, 1995
When I was young
Did this one with my dad when I was about 12. I can remember being scared to take a pee. Apart from that, it was pretty easy.
MackoS - Dec 22, 2008 4:02 am Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2007
East Route
One day skitouring trip from Matreier Tauernhaus. 14h up and down. Wonderful waether.
saman - Nov 24, 2008 8:04 am Date Climbed: Oct 23, 2001
Two times from Defreggerhaus
My first ascent was in July, 1995. We had a perfect weather and as we got up very early in the morning, there weren't crowd on the summit.
In 2001 we went there again to spend our 4-days long weekend in October. That time we weren't so lucky with the weather. At the first attempt we walked in heavy snowfall and fog, and soon returned to the Defregger Haus. Next day it was a little better, the clouds rose to 3400 m, so our only problem was that there was no path to follow. We made a new track in the snow, trying to avoid the fissures of the glacier. At Rainertörl we reached the clouds, and proceeded with the help of my compass: I knew that the summit is NW from there, and we followed that direction, and sometimes corrected a little to the steepest ascent. We didn't see anything, just the next one on the rope. Finally we glanced the summit cross from about 8 meters. It was so cold, that the sensor button of my camera didn't want to work, I had to breathe warm air to my fingr and to the button to launch it:)
Anyway, at least it was a memorable tour...
dalton1 - Aug 24, 2008 4:19 pm Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2008
From Defreggerhaus
Climbed in two days. We slept in Defreggerhaus.
Conditions were good. Very long trail on the glacier, fresh snow, beautiful view everywhere and heavy winds on the last ridge and on the summit. Many people on the way.
Frog storm is the most dangerous thing in mountains ;-)
Cheers :-)
Blaze334 - Aug 5, 2007 3:50 pm Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2007
From Defregger Hut
I climbed with Sene. It was cold an awful night in the winterraum. I slept 2-3 hours. Started at half past five. We reached the summit after two and a half hour climbing. There was perfect weather and good view and was big crowd on the top. After we climbed the Rainer Horn. Very nice and unforgettable tour.
Lionheart63 - Mar 21, 2010 1:52 pm
My firstNice easy glacier trip but without summit view due to the clouds. Ufortunately we went back in melting snow reaching to our knees or higher. Nevertheless it was my first unfogetable time in alpine peak. Like a first love...
melchior - Dec 16, 2009 1:22 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2009
nice and easy tour: normal routeI've climed it from Defreggerhaus; nice and easy tour together with David and the kids (see below).
Pajahoral - Sep 9, 2009 2:11 am Date Climbed: Aug 25, 2009
From DefreggerhausNice weather, many people.
David_Holland - Sep 1, 2009 2:31 pm Date Climbed: Aug 21, 2009
second timeMy second time on the summit. In the mountains for a week with a group autistic/hyperactive boys, this was the highlight.
Herb - Aug 17, 2009 9:19 am Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2009
From Neue Prager hutClimbed from "Neue Prager" hut. We started at 5 a.m. with full-moon, enjoying the sunrise en-route and arrived shortly after 8 a.m. at the summit with bright blue sky. What more can you ask for? ;o)
The narrow summit-ridge was just a little bit challenging due to strong winds. Otherwise the weather was beautiful and the snow conditions were simply perfect. The summit-view towards Grossglockner is very nice.
Bart - Aug 2, 2009 12:02 pm Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2009
Normal route from Kursinger HutteNice but crowded.
Sieto - Jul 12, 2009 3:29 pm Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2009
Gross VenedigerStarted from the Kursinger hut at 4:00 am, summited around 4 1/2 hours later and went to the Badener hut.
flow - May 24, 2009 9:31 am Date Climbed: May 23, 2009
Großvenediger, 3.662mKürsinger hut 2.558m - Venedigerscharte - Großvenediger - Rainerhorn 3.560m and back.
joe_akeem - Apr 28, 2009 5:30 pm Date Climbed: Apr 26, 2009
From Kürsinger hutThe road from Neukirchen into the Obersulzbach valley was only opened up to the Hopfeldboden parking lot. From there we had to carry the skis for the first hour until there was enough snow to put them on. The total ascent to the Kürsinger hut took us 7.5 hours.
On summit day there were strong winds all the way up. One of my buddies got frost bites in the face. 4 hours from the hut to the summit. A total of 9 hours back to the car, including a longer break at the Postalm restaurant on the way back down the Obersulzbach valley.
eje138 - Feb 28, 2009 3:13 pm Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2008
South Normal RouteClimbed from Defreggerhaus in great weather. Consequently the route and the summit was quite crowded. Descended to the vilage the same afternoon just in time to avoid the incoming storm.
(A túrát az iKaland szervezte, Erõss Zsolt és Sterczer Hilda vezette.)
WouterB - Feb 9, 2009 4:56 pm Date Climbed: Jul 12, 1995
When I was youngDid this one with my dad when I was about 12. I can remember being scared to take a pee. Apart from that, it was pretty easy.
MackoS - Dec 22, 2008 4:02 am Date Climbed: Apr 14, 2007
East RouteOne day skitouring trip from Matreier Tauernhaus. 14h up and down. Wonderful waether.
saman - Nov 24, 2008 8:04 am Date Climbed: Oct 23, 2001
Two times from DefreggerhausMy first ascent was in July, 1995. We had a perfect weather and as we got up very early in the morning, there weren't crowd on the summit.
In 2001 we went there again to spend our 4-days long weekend in October. That time we weren't so lucky with the weather. At the first attempt we walked in heavy snowfall and fog, and soon returned to the Defregger Haus. Next day it was a little better, the clouds rose to 3400 m, so our only problem was that there was no path to follow. We made a new track in the snow, trying to avoid the fissures of the glacier. At Rainertörl we reached the clouds, and proceeded with the help of my compass: I knew that the summit is NW from there, and we followed that direction, and sometimes corrected a little to the steepest ascent. We didn't see anything, just the next one on the rope. Finally we glanced the summit cross from about 8 meters. It was so cold, that the sensor button of my camera didn't want to work, I had to breathe warm air to my fingr and to the button to launch it:)
Anyway, at least it was a memorable tour...
dalton1 - Aug 24, 2008 4:19 pm Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2008
From DefreggerhausClimbed in two days. We slept in Defreggerhaus.
Conditions were good. Very long trail on the glacier, fresh snow, beautiful view everywhere and heavy winds on the last ridge and on the summit. Many people on the way.
Wonderful mountain!
Christoph De Windt - Aug 5, 2008 4:22 pm Date Climbed: Jul 29, 2008
From DefreggerhausVery easy and crowded mountain.
It was very nice weather.
Modi - Mar 2, 2008 7:25 am Date Climbed: Jul 10, 1994
Normal RouteWith Cesare. A fantastic week tour around the Group
Troll - Jan 15, 2008 8:44 am Date Climbed: Apr 16, 2005
East Route: Matrei - Neue Prager hutteMy second attempt to ski down Grossvenediger was successful.
Bor - Aug 29, 2007 3:52 am
Route climbed: Normal approach from the southWith skiies all the way to the summit from the Defereggerhaus. Nice ski descent.
Dziku - May 26, 2008 9:40 am
Re: from Neue Prage hutFrog storm is the most dangerous thing in mountains ;-)
Cheers :-)
Blaze334 - Aug 5, 2007 3:50 pm Date Climbed: Jul 26, 2007
From Defregger HutI climbed with Sene. It was cold an awful night in the winterraum. I slept 2-3 hours. Started at half past five. We reached the summit after two and a half hour climbing. There was perfect weather and good view and was big crowd on the top. After we climbed the Rainer Horn. Very nice and unforgettable tour.